Gainesville Days Inn

... flora and fauna and it is a rare example of ecologically completely saved biodiversity.

• Bijeljina

Bijeljina is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The surface of the municipality is 734 square kilometers. It has around 150,000 residents. The town is a historical center of Semberija and one of the richest towns of Bosnia and Herzegovina ...

... one of the key ingredients of root beer. Dustin started digging, we pulled a small amount of root and later boiled it up using a bandana as a tea bag. With a dash of mint, sugar and cinnamon, you will have such a wonderful drink made from the very roots of the trees of the mountains! Very amusing salamanders came out of the local spring at night. We ended up watching them for quite some time and were even treated with a bat swooping in to take a flying drink from the ...

Scott and I are finally on vacation---well, almost. I have to finish packing, it's almost 10:00 pm, and we have to leave at 5:30 in the morning tomorrow but it's VACATION! Looking forward to a nice, long 10 hour flight (with a break) all day tomorrow.

Started at 11:21hrs on Sunday August 30, 2009 at Unicoi Gap on the Appalachian Trail. Very humid weather. Reached a high altitude point of about 4200 ft. This was probably one of the most strenuous hikes I have ever been on. This segment of the AT was very mountainous. Up....then down....then back up again....and back down. It was ...

... friendly folks who shared stories and tips on more great parks that are "must sees" !!! We're on it!!! One group stopped by Crazy Fish and asked to see the inside of our home. We gave them the 50 cent tour. During their visit they told us about being on the same Hemlock Falls path that morning when a bear cub lumbered across the path right in front of them!! We all know that means a Momma is somewhere near by and nobody wants to mess ...

... the whole way back. We even coordinated our stops very well. We were back in Atlanta at 5 pm - but luckily not too much traffic. We stopped at the new Barrow Publix for some dinner and milk. The kids got to play with the neighbors while we unloaded the car.

Whew!

Irma came to the cabin early to cook us breakfast. More family started to arrive around lunch time including Jerry's sister Cindy and her family who drove up from Atlanta. We spent the day talking, laughing, and competing on the Wii. Alex even beat Cindy at Tennis on the Wii.

We had a wonderful day. The pictures say it all.

We sadly left the serene country of Prattville, AL and headed for Dahlonega, GA to spend time with Jerry's sisters, Irma & Cindy. Irma found a beautiful cabin on the Yahoola Creek for us to stay while we were here. The 2 story cabin is amazing. And when we arrived ...

I am sooooo excited to meet my friends Kimie and Stefan (and Signe) of course in New York! It will definitely be the highlight of my summer. I can't wait because it has been almost a year since I have gotten to see them! I miss them a ton! Plus, I'm so pumped to be able to show them around Athens and Atlanta because they are such great cities. I'll see you guys in a few short weeks! LG, Lauren

Friday 5/16/2008 Location: Springer Mtn. Hikers: Ed, Dan, Chip, Craig Distance: 5mi Weather: Overcast / Cool, mid-high 60's Elevation: We started out today under cool, overcast conditions. Stacey Hinson (another VZW Tech) drove us to our starting point, Springer Mt. After a little over an hour, we had hiked approx 5mi into the Appalachian Mt's. We found a campsite for the night, made camp, a fire, and some dinner ...